The St. Paul Engineer District announced the departure of the mv. Ashley Danielson through Lock and Dam 2 on November 29 at 4:25 a.m., ending the 2022 navigation season in… Read More
Author: David Murray
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced more than $703 million in Port Infrastructure Development Program grants to fund 41 projects in 22 states and one territory October 28. PIDP grants… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District announced October 27 that it is extending the public comment period for its Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam and Lock and Dam… Read More
Mayors of the Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative (MRCTI) gathered last week with federal officials and industry leaders to take stock of drought impacts unfolding in the Mississippi River… Read More
Towing industry sources report that the Coast Guard awarded a $30 million contract two weeks ago to H&G Marine Services Inc., for about 4,000 buoys. The buoys should arrive… Read More
Adm. Linda L. Fagan, commandant of the Coast Guard, released the Coast Guard Strategy on October 12, which provides a framework for the service’s priorities during the next four… Read More
As Mississippi River levels drop, the St. Louis Engineer District is keeping an eye on conditions, but there are no tow restrictions yet. While there have been reports of… Read More
An enthusiastic crowd of about 300 people turned out at the Jerry F. Costello Lock and Dam, at the mouth of the Kaskaskia River, on September 9 to inaugurate… Read More
The first speaker at the St. Louis Inland River Seminar, supported by Fox Smith LLC and held at the Missouri Athletic Club downtown September 20, was Sal Litrico, CEO… Read More
As it celebrates 10 years of activism and success with its anniversary meeting in St. Louis—its first live meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic—Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative… Read More
